1998 FIFA World Player of the Year

The World Player of the Year in 1998 was elected on 1 February 1999 at the Teatre Nacional de Catalunya in Barcelona. It was the eighth award in 1991, introduced by the football body FIFA award " World Player of the Year." Winner of the award was the Frenchman Zinedine Zidane.

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The winner was determined by a vote among 129 national coaches in the world. Each of these named the three best footballers in their opinion, none of the three could come from their own country. One response to square one brought five points, second place three points, third place a point. Then the points were summed.

Results ( Top 10)

• Placement: the placement is achieved by a player.
• Name: Name of the excellent player
• Nationality: Nationality of the excellent player
• Club: the club for which the player was active during the calendar year. If a player has changed the club, the transferring club is mentioned in the first position.
• Votes: the total votes received all countries